I am on 75 mc of levo. I am a diabetic. My diabetes has been very well controlled for last few years. However I am having neuropathic pains, specially in my feet. I desperately need to understand why. I have been gluten free for over two years, I am nearly dairy free, but. Have a sweet tooth. However I do try and manage to eat a little sugar, not a lot like I used to. I am on two srl net for in a day. Has anyone any suggestions

My neuropathic pain increases with carbohydrate intake and seems even worse with high fiber foods. It seems to be related to higher insulin levels not necessarily high glucose based on my glucometer readings. I'm on a low carb diet now and pain is very much reduced.

If you are type 2 diabetic you need to read Jason Fung, The Obesity Code and consider going very low carbohydrate. I am not diabetic, but went the whole hog, called a 'Ketogenic' diet and it has improved my thyroid symptoms and my carbohydrate intolerance.

Thank you Ruthi, I was about to consider that, mercola suggests ketogenic diet for diabetes too, but I did not consider the link because my diabetes has been controlled for years. It makes sense now. I am so glad I posted on here instead of wondering why it was happening. Of course I had all the tests done by neurologists, but nothing showed up, except me feeling like a time waster. Thank you so much. Take care

Go for it! Its not easy to start with - you have to turn your thinking about food upside down. And you have to deal with whatever carbohydrate and junk food addictions you have. But the rewards! Despite optimal medication on NDT I still had all sorts of symptoms that I/my doctor put down to advancing years. I now feel like I did 20 years ago, before my thyroid 'retired'. What a waste of life!!

To tell you the truth, the worst part is being told that you'll die of heart disease/kidney disease/liver disease. NO, carbohydrates are not an essential part of the human diet. And in fact, until agriculture humans went long periods between short fruit and nut harvests eating nothing but leaves (not even that in some cultures), meat/fish/eggs and as much fat as they could get their mitts on!

If you decide to give it a go drop me a line and I'll point you to some sane resources.

Boy, did I struggle with sugar! It had known about Candida for 25 years, but I thought diet was the only way, and it was quite frankly unrealistic. Then I found out there were herbal Candida cleanses and I bought one. Two weeks in I could say no to sugar for the first time in my 66 years!